Parish Newsletter

Mass times for the week are in the newsletter below:

A very successful Latin American evening took place last Saturday 27th April in spite of the Arctic weather! Below are some photos of the event:

St. Bart’s Parishioners Food Pantry (SBFP) 21 April 2024

A huge thank you to The Knights of St Columba for their generous donation which has given a boost to our self-serve in the porch and has also helped our 5 families this week. For those parishioners who take and share, check out the provision of herbs and spices to liven up your dinners! God bless. If you need support/can offer to support, please contact the parish office or Jackie Tominey 07702 948585 jackie.tominey@ntlworld.com

If you prefer to make a financial donation, you can put cash in an envelope marked St. Bart’s Food Pantry through the presbytery door, write a cheque to St Bartholomew’s Church reference Food Pantry and post or pop through the presbytery door or make a bank transfer using this:

WRCDT St Albans South Catholic Church Account 40 05 20 81308440 marking it “Food Pantry”

Background

At our November 2022 Parish Council meeting it was agreed to set up a food pantry in the church entrance to support parishioners, their family, friends and/or neighbours with free food provisions during this cost-of-living crisis. There will be bags provided to take the items away and soon, the church opening times will be displayed outside the church. Please don’t be shy – we’re in this together!! If you can, donations would be gratefully received though please make sure the items are in date – please leave in the marked box. We’ll start with non-perishable food first and, hopefully, progress later to fresh fruit and veg. Any surplus food will be donated to our local foodbank at the new Cottonmill Community Centre. Any queries or offers of help as the pantry builds, please contact:

Jackie Tominey on 07702 948585 or jackie.tominey@ntlworld.com

Non Perishable Food Items to Donate:

Please check items are in date before donating

Cereal
Soup
Pasta
Rice (Cooked/uncooked)/Curry & Other Sauces
Tinned tomatoes/ pasta sauce
Lentils, beans and pulses (Preferably tinned)
Tinned meat/Fish
Tinned vegetables (Including potaoes)
Tea/coffee/Herbal teas
Sugar/sweetners
Salt/Pepper
Tinned fruit
Biscuits
UHT milk/oat milk/almond milk/custard/tinned custard
Fruit juice

Parish accounts are here: Parish accounts

The Bishops’ statements:

2022.05.06 – Migration issues in the UK – FINAL

Synodal Pathway summaries have been posted here https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/stalbanssouth/synodal-pathway/

The Bishops’ report is here: Bishops’ Synodal Pathway Report

Other Parish Information

Gift Aid details

Gift Aid Form

FOOD BANKS:

Please don’t forget Food Bank donations at Supermarkets: https://stalbansdistrict.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/

UNIVERSALIS MASS READINGS: Click here for today’s readings

MASSES ONLINE

If you are helped by a visual participation in the Mass, then go to one of the websites on which that celebration is being streamed. Here is list of parishes with streamed celebrations of Mass across the Diocese: 200318 Mass streaming and useful websites. There is also a list here.

Masses at Ss Alban and Stephen Catholic Church on YouTube

Online Masses at St Teresa’s Borehamwood

Online Masses at St Luke’s Pinner

St Bartholomew - Roman Catholic Parish of St Albans South